PLANTEX® Flap Discs

For grinding steel, stainless steel & aluminum

Self-trimming and very easy to cut – the backing plate reduces in size automatically during the grinding process

Excellent material abrasion and a long service life

Protection of natural resources and environmental friendliness

High strength, yet lightweight

Maximum operator safety

The PLANTEX® flap disc is patented and made in Germany.

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The development of the new PLANTEX® high-tech compound has resulted in the production of the first flap discs in the world with a backing plate made of natural hemp, with polypropylene used to bind it.

This new composite material (hemp and polypropylene) minimizes pollution from production to waste disposal. Even the polypropylene binding material combusts to approximately 1% carbon when disposed of by thermal methods, producing almost zero residue. Polypropylene is physiologically safe and is used in automotive engineering (interior) and medical technology for common items such as syringes, cannulae and infusion bottles. As a result of its fiber structure, the hemp fiber offers excellent tearing strength values. The superior strength values of this high-tech compound are achieved through a patented new treatment (“impact method”) for hemp fibers.

Hemp fiber high-tech compound is an almost ideal base material for flap disc backing plates – it is flexible, heat-absorbent (for low grinding temperatures), very easy to trim, safe to use and easy to dispose of. The cavities of the hemp fiber structure, in conjunction with polypropylene, have a highly insulating, damping and noise-reducing effect, thus enhancing the safety features of the discs.

The high-tech compound material used for the PLANTEX® flap disc is perfectly safe. The backing plate is trimmed automatically during the grinding process or can be trimmed manually using cutting tools. The CO2 and energy balance are also impressive. During its growth, 1 ton of hemp converts approximately 2 tons of carbon dioxide into oxygen by means of photosynthesis. Hemp, therefore, plays a beneficial role in counteracting the greenhouse effect.

Specifications

Features

How it Works

Grinding

Dimensions

Diameter: 4", 4-1/2", 5", 7"

Max. speed

13,200 RPM for 4-1/2" diameter

Ideal speed

5,000 to 8,000 RPM

Complies with

ANSI B7.1, 260 ft./sec. DIN EN 13743

Grits

40, 60, 80, 120

Arbor size

5/8” or 7/8”

Part No.

Size (dia. x arbor)

Grit

Max. Speed

Quantity

93514

4" x 5/8"

40

15,000 RPM

10 pack

93516

4" x 5/8"

60

15,000 RPM

10 pack

93518

4" x 5/8"

80

15,000 RPM

10 pack

93524

4-1/2" x 7/8"

40

13,200 RPM

10 pack

93526

4-1/2" x 7/8"

60

13,200 RPM

10 pack

93528

4-1/2" x 7/8"

80

13,200 RPM

10 pack

93529

4-1/2" x 7/8"

120

13,200 RPM

10 pack

93534

5" x 7/8"

40

12,200 RPM

10 pack

93536

5" x 7/8"

60

12,200 RPM

10 pack

93538

5" x 7/8"

80

12,200 RPM

10 pack

93539

5" x 7/8"

120

12,200 RPM

10 pack

93544

7" x 7/8"

40

8,600 RPM

10 pack

93546

7" x 7/8"

60

8,600 RPM

10 pack

93548

7" x 7/8"

80

8,600 RPM

10 pack

93549

7" x 7/8"

120

8,600 RPM

10 pack

Trimming with cutting tools produces soft, harmless chips that can be disposed of as domestic waste (smell is similar to wood chips). Thermal disposal incinerates without residue, apart from 1% carbon.

Safer working conditions

No fiberglass, no mineral fibers, no epoxy resin

Easy to trim, safe to use, easy to dispose of

Earth friendly

Minimizes pollution, from production to disposal

Hemp plant counteracts greenhouse effect

Competitively Priced

Lower cost of production

Superior service life; 100% utilization

Other Features

Superior material abrasion and service life due to the discs’ springy elasticity and 100% pure zirconium.

The backing plate can be disposed of safely and easily (polypropylene binding combusts to approx. 1% carbon).

Hemp provides good energy and CO2 balance.

Outstanding value: PLANTEX® costs no more than a medium-quality conventional flap disc.

The fiber substrate of the PLANTEX® high-tech compound gives it absorbent, spring-like properties that enhance grinding performance. This flexibility provides a greater contact surface area with the workpiece (more grit is used) that results in more material being abraded. The material removal capacity is therefore higher. The larger contact surface area also dissipates more heat, making the grinding work cooler – the workpiece does not suffer smearing and the abrasive fabric does not burn.

Grinding down to the last fraction of an inch

The backing plate used on PLANTEX® flap discs reduces in diameter automatically during grinding. It can also be trimmed with cutting tools, a process that is simple and straightforward. The PLANTEX® flap disc can be used down to the last flap of the abrading fabric – and saves you money in the process!